Re: Logging duration of batch runs

Christian Kratzer wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a stored procedure run periodically that assign accounting 
> records to their respective customers based on username and other criteria.
> It also does all kinds of validation work on the accounting records.
> 
> I would have liked to have the procedure log start and stop times using 
> RAISE NOTICE and also store start and stop time of each run
> to a logging table.
[snip]
> Is there any way I can get plpgsql to reevaluate now at the end
> of the batch ???

You want timeofday() rather than now(). Note that it returns text rather 
than a timestamp.

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   Richard Huxton
   Archonet Ltd